The Guardian Culture

The Guest review – the risks of protecting refugees in the Poland-Belarus danger zone

Zvika Gregory Portnoy and Zuzanna Solakiewicz’s documentary lays bare the problems faced by refugees and the compassion of good samaritansIt all begins with a knock. In a small Polish town on the border with Belarus, Maciek and his family have taken in 27-year-old Alhyder, a Syrian refugee seeking shelter from the freezing weather and police patrols. Since 2021, the area has become increasingly militarised after Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko, in a purely political move, offered up the

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Strictly’s Anton and Craig have strong opinions: best podcasts of the week

The judgey pair swap views on everything from pop culture to fashion choices and workplace strife. Plus, what toxic masculinity looks like around the worldThe freshly announced Strictly Come Dancing hosts have been generating huge online chatter, but this podcast will ensure that (half of) the judging panel isn’t totally overshadowed. Judgemental sees Anton Du Beke and Craig Revel Horwood prove they have strong opinions on more than just an ex-soap star’s pasodoble by trading verdicts on everyth

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026

Variety

How Jason Momoa’s ‘Minecraft,’ ‘Dune’ and DC Superhero Roles Made Him Lego’s Perfect Playmaker

Jason Momoa can’t turn on his Zoom camera. The superstar actor is not tech illiterate; he’s just on the set of “A Minecraft Movie Squared,” the highly anticipated sequel to 2025’s family blockbuster — and, as he puts it, he looks “absolutely ridiculous.” “You just have to trust me, I look pretty silly,” Momoa says, […]

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

24 of the Most Shocking Character Deaths in Television History

'Euphoria' is the latest TV series to kill off a major character. Here are some of the biggest small-screen fatalities over the decades.

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Sam Levinson Defends That Major Death in ‘Euphoria’ Season 3 Finale: “It Just Felt Like an Honest Ending”

Shortly after the third season's shocking finale was released, Levinson and HBO confirmed the series would not return for season four and that it concluded with Sunday's night episode.

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026

The Guardian Culture

TV tonight: Emma Barnett’s extremely painful battle with endometriosis

The broadcaster documents living with this debilitating, lifelong disease in a bid to help other sufferers. Plus: the soothing return of Springwatch. Here’s what to watch this evening9pm, BBC Two“It’s like having a drill inside my stomach that is going down into my organs.” Broadcaster Emma Barnett lives with this extremely painful lifelong disease that affects one in 10 women – but about which medical experts still don’t know enough, largely because of the gender health gap. In this vital docum

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Euphoria’ Season 3 Finale Pays Tribute to Angus Cloud; Sam Levinson Says “He Deserved More Time”

At a screening of the finale in New York City on Sunday night, the HBO series' creator dedicated his opening remarks to the late actor, who died at age 25 in 2023 from an accidental overdose.

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026

The Guardian Culture

My latest masterpiece – a house for toy farm animals! What my son learned from a day making art at home

Fed up with dragging your children out the door to visit famous artworks they’re too grumpy to appreciate? Channel your inner Miffy and you’ll find inspiration all around the houseThere’s a book about Miffy – the little white rabbit created by Dutch author Dick Bruna – going to a gallery that I can recite by heart. A fellow art critic friend posted it to my son soon after he was born; back then its pages were pristine, now they’re crumpled and torn. Another Miffy book on our shelves (the bunny’s

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026

The Guardian Culture

The best theatre to stream this month: Rose Byrne breaks out the champagne in the fizzy Fallen Angels

There’s a rare chance to catch a Tony-nominated hit live from New York, plus blasts from the past including Rent, The Audience and Hugh Jackman as a singing cowboyLivestreams of current Broadway hits remain incredibly rare – and this has been one of the hottest tickets of the season. In the 100th birthday revival of Noël Coward’s comedy, Rose Byrne and Kelli O’Hara knock back cocktails while they await the arrival of a mutual old flame. The stars are up against each other at this month’s Tony aw

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Euphoria’ Is Officially Over — Show Ends With Season 3, HBO Confirms

News that Sam Levinson's hit series concluded came just hours after the season three finale premiered.

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026

Variety

‘Euphoria’ Officially Ending With Season 3, HBO Confirms

After seven years, three seasons and 26 episodes, “Euphoria” is officially over. Sam Levinson — the HBO show’s creator, writer and director — made the announcement on Popcast, New York Times’ music podcast, speaking with its hosts Joe Coscarelli and Jon Caramanica. HBO also confirmed Levinson’s annnouncement to Variety. Thus, the Season 3 closer, titled […]

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘We’re really good. I don’t mean that arrogantly’: Yard Act on bullying, imposter syndrome and their heavy new album

The Leeds group arrived in a frenzy of post-punk energy, picking at the scabs of society – then started questioning their instant success. They talk about dodging ‘the megaband treadmill’ to make their surreal new albumIt’s certainly a novel way to announce your comeback. On the opening song of Yard Act’s new album, over a cacophony of doomy piano chords and crashing drums, singer James Smith announces: “I’ve got absolutely nothing – absolutely nothing new to say!” And he’s not finished there. L

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘Nothing is too much for a child’: the Norwegian books for kids tackling taboo topics from IVF to incest

In the Nordic country, books covering subjects such as childbirth and sex have become bestsellers among younger readers – and an export hit. Behind their success lies a unique philosophy of childhood learning‘I wasn’t aware that I am such a brave writer and illustrator,” says Anna Fiske, a softly spoken Swedish-born author living in Norway who received death threats for a book she wrote in 2019. “I just tell things as they are.”Fiske doesn’t write political polemics but books for children: the t

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘I felt I could smash my past up through sex’: the ruthlessness and redemption of Rupert Everett

‘Brash, disingenuous, lethal’: that’s how the 67-year-old actor describes his younger self. He lied to his partners, disrespected his audiences, betrayed his friends. Has this indiscreet, unreliable heartbreaker finally grown up and settled down?Rupert Everett is struggling with the heatwave. It reminds him of the summer of 1976, when he was 17, basking in the sun, serene as a sloth, his future spread out ahead of him. It’s so different now. “When you were young, hot weather was nice. But when y

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026

Variety

John Oliver Goes Off on Trump’s Freedom 250 Concert Debacle

Like his fellow HBO host Bill Maher, John Oliver dedicated the opening portion of his hit show “Last Week Tonight” with a takedown of President Trump’s Freedom 250 concert series celebrating America’s 250th birthday that initially boasted a lineup of not-so-relevant acts like Vanilla Ice, C+C Music Factory and Milli Vanilli. “It is a stacked […]

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Think dance classes terrify you? Try taking four in a weekend

Most of us loved dancing when we were kids. I dip my toe in at Melbourne’s Rising festival and rediscover that simple, pure joyAs I wait for my first Cuban salsa class to begin, I have the distinct feeling that I am poorly prepared. I’m wearing heavy jeans, a bulky woollen sweater and boots. I have never done a dance class in my life – or any kind of exercise class. I don’t know anything about salsa, Cuban or otherwise. Standing alone, I notice that everyone has come with at least one friend, an

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Shanghai Film Festival Unveils Competition Section Packed With World Premieres

Tony Leung Chiu-wai heads the main competition jury for the 28th edition of China's premier cinema event, running June 12-21.

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Tearful Mike Myers Thanks Canada For Hollywood Career: “I’d Just Really Be Nothing Without You”

The ‘Austin Powers’ star spoke at the Canadian Screen Awards dominated by the gay hockey drama ‘Heated Rivalry’ and the Inuk comedy ‘North of North.’

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026

Variety

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Breaks Down ‘Euphoria’ Finale, From Alamo vs. Rue to That Final Showdown: ‘He Enjoys the Chess Game of Death’

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “In God We Trust,” the Season 3 finale of “Euphoria,” now streaming on HBO Max. Alamo Brown lives up to his name in the Season 3 finale of “Euphoria.” After fighting off enemies from all sides — from the DEA to a Nazi drug gang to traitorous employees […]

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Euphoria’ Star Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje on the Shocking Finale Episode (Exclusive)

The veteran actor, who plays season three's big bad, Alamo Brown, gives a spoiler-filled analysis of the season.

entertainment  Jun 1, 2026